Example Sentences

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Some have classroom teachers and courses that give a preview of high school rather than retreading eighth grade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

A rebooted reboot also has to be hyper-avoidant of retreading the same territory as a franchise’s first reset, for fear of alienating skeptics even more, which is a move that can very easily backfire.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

Pitchfork's Olivia Horn said Swift was "largely retreading old territory", an accusation echoed by Rolling Stone's Larisha Paul, who said the star was "going through the motions while running in place".

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

He also worried about retreading the same ground and being typecast with the label of worker poet.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2021

Often on the way back, my tires retreading the path we’d driven, I looked over at the passenger seat.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak